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Simple Animation Machine
One event on December 11, 2019 at 2:30 pm
One event on December 14, 2019 at 10:30 am
Visit The Shop to combine a variety of materials and your imagination to design and build a simple animation machine. Bring a beautiful winter scene to life with a machine that creates a simple looping animation. What you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Simple Animation Machine
Visit The Shop to combine a variety of materials and your imagination to design and build a simple animation machine. Bring a beautiful winter scene to life with a machine that creates a simple looping animation. What you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Simple Animation Machine
Reno, NV 89501 United States
Visit The Shop to combine a variety of materials and your imagination to design and build a simple animation machine. Bring a beautiful winter scene to life with a machine that creates a simple looping animation. What you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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LED Holiday Cards
One event on December 18, 2019 at 2:30 pm
One event on December 20, 2019 at 10:30 am
One event on December 21, 2019 at 10:30 am
Light up your holiday with a greeting card that glows! Visit The Shop to use a variety of available materials along with a battery, LED and copper circuitry to create a holiday greeting that shines like Rudolph’s nose. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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LED Holiday Cards
Light up your holiday with a greeting card that glows! Visit The Shop to use a variety of available materials along with a battery, LED and copper circuitry to create a holiday greeting that shines like Rudolph’s nose. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LED-Holiday-Card-580x400.jpg)
LED Holiday Cards
Light up your holiday with a greeting card that glows! Visit The Shop to use a variety of available materials along with a battery, LED and copper circuitry to create a holiday greeting that shines like Rudolph’s nose. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LED-Holiday-Card-580x400.jpg)
LED Holiday Cards
One event on December 14, 2022 at 4:30 pm
One event on December 17, 2022 at 10:30 am
Light up your holiday with a greeting card that glows! Visit The Shop to use a variety of available materials along with a battery, LED and copper circuitry to create a holiday greeting that shines like Rudolph’s nose. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During Open Build, take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Winter Magnetic Maze
Navigate your way through a wintery maze you create in The Shop! Using available tools and materials, you can create a snow covered maze with a figure that finds its way through with the help of a magnet. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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DIY Snow Globes
Visit The Shop for a unique opportunity to create a classic winter snow globe. Combine a mason jar with a variety of items to set your scene and then add water and glitter to create a wonderful snowy scenes that comes to life! Space in each session is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young…
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DIY Snow Globes
Visit The Shop for a unique opportunity to create a classic winter snow globe. Combine a mason jar with a variety of items to set your scene and then add water and glitter to create a wonderful snowy scenes that comes to life! Space in each session is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young…
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New Year’s Pop-up Card
One event on January 1, 2020 at 10:30 am
One event on January 2, 2020 at 10:30 am
One event on January 3, 2020 at 10:30 am
One event on January 4, 2020 at 10:30 am
Celebrate the coming of the New Year with a pop-up card you create in The Shop. Using a variety of paper and some careful engineering, you’ll create a greeting card with an object that pops up when the card is opened. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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New Year’s Pop-up Card
Celebrate the coming of the New Year with a pop-up card you create in The Shop. Using a variety of paper and some careful engineering, you’ll create a greeting card with an object that pops up when the card is opened. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Balloon Rockets
Experiment with propulsion when you design and build your own balloon rocket in the The Shop. Combine a variety of new and recycled materials with an ordinary balloon to create a rocket powered by air. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Balloon Rockets
Experiment with propulsion when you design and build your own balloon rocket in the The Shop. Combine a variety of new and recycled materials with an ordinary balloon to create a rocket powered by air. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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DIY Sock Worms
One event on February 19, 2020 at 2:30 pm
One event on February 22, 2020 at 10:30 am
Worms are a productive part of any spring garden, but they’re also pretty cute. Visit The Shop to combine a variety of new and recycled materials to create a cuddly, clever sock worm. Best of all, what you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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DIY Sock Worms
Worms are a productive part of any spring garden, but they’re also pretty cute. Visit The Shop to combine a variety of new and recycled materials to create a cuddly, clever sock worm. Best of all, what you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Rubber Band Helicopter
Take to the skies when you visit The Shop to create your own rubber band-powered helicopter. Combine simple materials and a plastic propeller to create a helicopter you can wind up and send flying into the clouds! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Rubber Band Helicopter
Take to the skies when you visit The Shop to create your own rubber band-powered helicopter. Combine simple materials and a plastic propeller to create a helicopter you can wind up and send flying into the clouds! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Upcycled T-shirt Totes
Join our friends from Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful in The Shop to turn an old, worn out t-shirt into a useful tote bag. Bring your own t-shirt, or grab one of ours, and follow the simple instructions to easily transform a tired t-shirt into a tote bag perfect for daily use. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials…
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OpenBuild-580x400.jpg)
Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During Open Build, take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Sustainable Sailboats
One event on March 11, 2020 at 2:30 pm
One event on March 14, 2020 at 10:30 am
Harness the power of the wind when you build a sailboat in The Shop using repurposed materials. Combine a variety of upcycled materials to design and build your own sailboat to catch the wind and traverse any body of water, even the kitchen sink! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![Sustainable Sailboats](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sustainable_Sailboats-580x400-1.jpg)
Sustainable Sailboats
Harness the power of the wind when you build a sailboat in The Shop using repurposed materials. Combine a variety of upcycled materials to design and build your own sailboat to catch the wind and traverse any body of water, even the kitchen sink! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »![Sustainable Sailboats](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sustainable_Sailboats-580x400-1.jpg)
Sustainable Sailboats
Harness the power of the wind when you build a sailboat in The Shop using repurposed materials. Combine a variety of upcycled materials to design and build your own sailboat to catch the wind and traverse any body of water, even the kitchen sink! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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